| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 134037000 | Gas or vapor blasts or currents | 40 |
| 20090255559 | Gas Channeling Device for Directing Blasts of Gas Through Alternative Outlet Passageways and Method Therefor - A gas channeling device for selectively channeling blasts of gas from an air cannon to various locations comprises a stationary portion and a movable portion. The stationary portion comprises a fluid inlet passageway and at least first and second fluid outlet passageways. The movable portion comprises a fluid channeling passageway, and is pivotally movable about a pivot axis relative to the stationary portion in a manner such that the movable portion can be selectively positioned in alternative first and second positions relative to the stationary portion. The fluid channeling passageway operatively connects the fluid inlet passageway to the first fluid outlet passageway when the movable portion is in the first position. The fluid channeling passageway operatively connects the fluid inlet passageway to the second fluid outlet passageway when the movable portion is in the second position. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20100059089 | Device to remove snow from large vehicles - An article of manufacture suitable for cleaning the top of a vehicle, comprising: at least one blower: and a support for said blower, wherein said support positions the blower to blow snow or debris from the top of a vehicle. This invention improves on prior art by using blowers to remove snow from large vehicles. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20110056524 | CLEANING AND SANITIZING APPARATUS AND METHOD - In the exemplary embodiment, a steam-cleaning apparatus is described for sanitizing and cleaning a surface or object. The apparatus has a first reservoir for receiving water, a heater for heating the water within the first reservoir, a second reservoir for receiving a sanitizing agent, a mixing nozzle, a first actuator for enabling the heated water from the first reservoir through the mixing nozzle at the surface or object for cleaning the surface or object; and a second actuator for enabling the sanitizing agent from the second reservoir to the mixing nozzle for mixing the sanitizing agent with the heated water therein, and for enabling the mixed heated water and sanitizing agent at the surface or object for sanitizing the surface or object deeply into its finest fissures and pores. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110056525 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DEBURRING AND/OR CLEANING A WORK PIECE DIPPED IN A FLUID MEDIUM - In order to produce a particularly efficient device for deburring and/or cleaning a work piece that is dipped in a fluid medium comprising a fluid discharge device for producing a high pressure fluid jet, it is proposed that the device should comprise a gas discharge device for the production of a gas flow which at least partially envelops the fluid jet. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110056526 | VALVELESS INTAKE SCREEN AIRBURST SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for a backwash system for cleaning an underwater intake filter assembly. The backwash system includes an underwater tank coupled on one end to a source of compressed fluid and on the other end to the intake screen assembly. The backwash system includes a U-shaped release conduit that is adapted to release a predetermined quantity of fluid to the intake screen in order to clean the filter assembly of waterborne debris. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110094542 | METHOD OF CLEANING SOLAR PANELS AND VEHICLE FOR PERFORMING SAID CLEANING - The invention relates to a method including spraying steam in the form of multiple jets with a pressure and a temperature depending on the characteristics of the solar panel to be cleaned and of the impurities to be removed and at an angle that can be adjusted relative to the panel. The method can be combined with gentle cleaning using elements contacting the surface of the panels to be cleaned. The device includes a self-propelled vehicle, a water tank feeding a system for treating and purifying the water prior to feeding a steam generator, with a means for regulating the output temperature and pressure of the steam, which enters a system for distribution to the steam diffusers, which are coupled on a support associated with a cantilevered structure of the self-propelled vehicle. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110232695 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CLEANING THE WATER-TRICKLING SURFACES IN AN AIR/WATER HEAT EXCHANGER - A method of in situ scale removal from a heat exchange body suspended in a wet cooling tower, wherein the method generates at least one air blast by a generator implementing controlled expansion via a nozzle of a mass of compressed gas in a nozzle towards a zone of the body, the generator being opened at a distance (H) from the zone, and the method consisting in repeating the operation after moving the generator under the body outside the zone. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110303247 | CHEMICAL CLEANING METHOD AND SYSTEM WITH STEAM INJECTION - Disclosed are methods and apparatus for cleaning heat exchangers and similar vessels by introducing chemical cleaning solutions and/or solvents while maintaining a target temperature range by direct steam injection into the cleaning solution. The steam may be injected directly into the heat exchanger or into a temporary side stream loop for recirculating the cleaning solution or admixed with fluids being injected to the heat exchanger. The disclosed methods are suitable for removing metallic oxides from a heat exchanger under chemically reducing conditions or metallic species such as copper under chemically oxidizing conditions. In order to further enhance the heat transfer efficiency of heating cleaning solvents by direct steam injection, mixing on the secondary side of the heat exchanger can be enhanced by gas sparging or by transferring liquid between heat exchangers when more than one heat exchanger is being cleaned at the same time. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20120067381 | NOZZLE ARRANGEMENTS AND METHOD FOR CLEANING FILTER ELEMENTS - A method of cleaning a filter element includes directing a jet of pressurized gas from a nozzle onto a filter element, with the jet having a non-round cross-sectional shape that is a same general cross-sectional shape as the opening in a tube sheet holding the filter element. The nozzle has a channel for the pressurized gas that is obstruction-free. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120111375 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISLODGING ACCRUED DEPOSITS - A device for dislodging accrued deposits is disclosed. The device includes a gas impulse generating device for generating gas blasts directed in a predetermined direction; and an additive supply device for introducing an additive into the gas blasts. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120152288 | INSULATING PIPES OF A FACILITY FOR WORKING BY MEANS OF CRYOGENIC FLUID JETS - The invention relates to a facility and a method for the stripping, de-scaling, and surface treatment of coated and uncoated materials such as metals, concrete, wood, polymers, plastics or any other type of material, by means of cryogenic fluid jets at very high pressure. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120204909 | Removing Dust Using A Hand Pump - A manual air hand pump operated and powered by two hands of a user for blowing dust and debris from computer related equipment and accessories. The hand pump contains a cylinder, a handle, a piston movable inside the cylinder, and a cone shaped nozzle. The piston is attached to the handle at the first end of the cylinder; and the cylinder has the nozzle at the second end of the cylinder. The cone shaped hollow nozzle has a hole or opening at its tip of ideal size for blowing dust and debris from electronics, computer related equipment, and for general use in a clean manufacturing environment. A battery operated or rechargeable shake or crank flashlight or crank low voltage electric generator may also be attached to or combined with the pump to make it multifunctional and add to its utility. | 08-16-2012 |
| 20120204910 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR RECOVERING MAGNETIC PARTICLES TRAPPED ON A MAGNETIC PLUG - A device for recovering magnetic particles trapped on a magnetic plug, which includes a supporting end and a magnetized element for retaining the magnetic particles in a liquid resulting from the wear of parts with which the liquid has been in contact, the recovery device including a magnetization device and an enclosure having an opening, the enclosure to receive the magnetic plug via the opening such that the magnetized element is located inside the enclosure and the supporting end is located outside the enclosure. The opening is sized such that the supporting end blocks the opening. The device also includes an injection nozzle to inject a gaseous fluid inside the enclosure, the nozzle being oriented such that the flow of gaseous fluid expels the magnetic particles retained on the magnetized element toward the bottom of the enclosure. The magnetization device traps the particles urged toward the bottom of the enclosure. | 08-16-2012 |
| 20120222708 | DEVICE FOR DISPENSING FLUID JETS WITHOUT A ROTATING JOINT - The disclosure relates to a device for dispensing one or more jets of cryogenic fluid, particularly liquid nitrogen, comprising a fluid conveying pipeline feeding one or more fluid dispensing nozzles arranged at the downstream end of said pipeline, and a motor collaborating with the fluid conveying pipeline via a rotary transmission shaft and a transmission mechanism. | 09-06-2012 |
| 20120255585 | Portable System for Directing Pressurized Air Upon a Surface - A portable system for treating, for example, cleaning and/or drying, surfaces, including both indoor and outdoor surfaces, is provided. The system includes a pressurized air outlet assembly, or “air knife” assembly, coupled to a source of pressurized air, for example, a blower, a fan, or a turbine. The air knife assembly concentrates a high volume exhaust flow of air into a high velocity, high temperature, and/or high pressure air stream directed at a target surface. The air stream can be angularly varied to propel water, snow, debris, and other particulate from the target surface, for example, a path or roadway being cleaned or dried. The air knife blade assembly is substantially long enough to allow a single lane of roadway or runway to be dried and cleaned in one pass, but can also be shortened to allow treatment of narrower paths. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20130056038 | Wet Surface Treatment By Usage of a Liquid Bath Containing Energy Limited Bubbles - A method controllably and sustainably creates an upwardly directed gradient of dropping temperatures in a wet treatment tank between a cooled and face down workpiece (e.g., an in-process semiconductor wafer) and a lower down heat source. A thermal fluid upwell containing thermally collapsible bubbles is then directed from the heat source to the face down workpiece. In one class of embodiments, bubble collapse energy release and/or bubble collapse locations are controlled so as to avoid exposing delicate features of the to-be-treated surface to damaging forces. In one class of embodiments the wet treatment includes ultra-cleaning of the work face. Cleaning fluids that are essentially free of predefined contaminates are upwelled to the to-be-cleaned surface and potentially contaminated after-flows are convectively directed away from the workpiece so as to prevent recontamination of the workpiece. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130061886 | POWDER COATING BOOTH - A powder spray for lengthy parts includes a booth wall structure comprised primarily of doors. A moveable roof may be raised and lowered to clean powder overspray from the interior surfaces of the booth. A cleaning process may be performed with a sideways extraction mode and a downward extraction mode. The mode change occurs when a bulkhead that travels with the moveable roof blocks the inlet duct to the recovery system. The recovery system may be a cyclone system for example. The doors of the booth are hinged so that they can be positioned for spraying operations and cleaning operations. Live hinge designs are provided and hose stress relief designs are also provided. The roof may carry accumulators for pressurized air that feed cleaning nozzles as the roof descends. In addition, exhaust air may be used to assist cleaning the interior surfaces as the roof descends. All of the energy provided for cleaning and color change may be provided by accumulators. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130239997 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF COOLING TURBINES - A method of cooling a turbine having internal moving components to a predetermined temperature is disclosed. The method comprises taking the turbine offline. While the turbine is offline, nitrogen is flowed through the turbine until the turbine reaches the predetermined temperature while controlling the flow of nitrogen from at least one injection point to prevent damage to the moving components of the turbine by achieving uniform cooling of the internal moving components. Then the flow of nitrogen is stopped. A method and assembly for cleaning a turbine having a deposit formed on an internal surface of the turbine is also disclosed. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130239998 | Gas Distributor Fitting and Method for Controlling the Gas Distribution for Cleaning Immersed Filter Elements - The invention relates to a fitting for distributing a gas flow to two or more flow ducts, wherein the fitting has an inlet connecting piece ( | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130276838 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CLEANING WALL OR GROUND SURFACES - A device for cleaning wall surfaces, ground surfaces, track superstructures or tunnel walls is configured to be arranged on a rail vehicle that moves along a direction of travel. The device includes an aspirator opening and at least two air nozzles arranged in rows of air nozzles disposed on either side of the aspirator opening such that the aspirator opening is disposed between the rows of air nozzles. The rows of air nozzles are supplied with compressed air such that the pressure of the row of air nozzles disposed in front of the aspiration opening in the direction of travel of the rail vehicle is lower than the pressure of the other row of air nozzles. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130284214 | BLOWING ASSEMBLY FOR A SEALING UNIT OF A PACKAGING DEVICE - A blowing assembly for a sealing unit of a packaging device is provided comprising a housing and at least one blowing element which is movable relative to said housing between a first position, in which it is lowered at least partially into said housing, and a second position in which it at least partially projects above a surface of said housing. Also provided is a method for removing excess packing material from a blowing assembly for a sealing unit being provided in a packaging device. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20130319478 | VACUUM CLEANER AND METHOD FOR CLEANING A FILTER - A vacuum cleaner is provided, including a suction inlet, a dirt collection container, a filter device, a suction conduit, a suction unit, wherein the dirt collection container is in flow communication with the suction unit via the filter device and the suction conduit and wherein the filter device has a negative pressure applied to it by the suction unit, and including an external air valve device, wherein the filter device is capable of having external air applied thereto on the clean side thereof via the external air valve device and wherein for cleaning the filter device the external air valve device is capable of being brought from a closed valve position to an open valve position and back again from the open valve position to a closed valve position, characterized by a battery device for supplying energy to the external air valve device. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20140041692 | APPARATUS FOR CLEANING A SURFACE - An apparatus for cleaning a surface, such as the surface of a rotating disk, the apparatus comprising an articulating arm associated via a linkage to a rotating member driven by a motor. Rotation of the rotating member causes linkage to move the articulating arm in an oscillating pattern. A nozzle associated with the distal end of the articulating arm can convey pressurized air or liquid from a source to a surface in an oscillating pattern based on the construction of the arm, linkage, the rotating member and the speed of rotation. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140083467 | STEAM NOZZLE SYSTEM AND METHOD - Steam cleaning spray nozzle systems and methods of use are described herein. The spray nozzle includes a substantially rigid conduit a support member in fluid communication with a steam source. A portion of the conduit is angled. During use, sufficient eccentric force is produced by the steam to rotate the support member such that steam is ejected from the substantially rigid conduit at an oblique angle relative to the center to of the substantially rigid conduit. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140090670 | Cleaning Apparatus and Method of Cleaning a Contaminated Surface - A cleaning apparatus is provided that includes a first nozzle configured to direct a cleaning jet towards a contaminated surface at a pressure sufficient to remove contaminants from the surface. At least one second nozzle is configured to direct a rinsing jet towards the contaminated surface to remove cleaning fluid therefrom, wherein the rinsing jet is directed at a pressure sufficient to isolate the cleaning jet from an ambient environment. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140109940 | SHADOW FRAME SUPPORT - The present invention generally provides a processing chamber having shadow frame supports that direct cleaning gas flow to the corners of the chamber. The shadow frame supports are disposed along part of the chamber walls, thus leaving the corners unoccupied. During cleaning, the shadow frame is disposed in a way that it rests on both the substrate support and the shadow frame supports. Therefore, the cleaning gas flowing along the chamber walls is blocked by the shadow frame supports and the cleaning gas is forced to the corners since the shadow frame supports do not extend to the corners. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140230861 | PURGING OF POROGEN FROM UV CURE CHAMBER - A purge ring for providing a gas to a wafer processing chamber includes an inlet ring wall defining a ring hole space. An outer perimeter of the inlet ring wall is elliptical. An outer perimeter of the ring hole space is circular. The inlet ring wall is a continuous structure surrounding the ring hole space. An inlet baffle formed within the inlet ring wall surrounds at least 180 degrees of the outer perimeter of the ring hole space. An inlet plenum arranged in a first end of the inlet ring wall provides the gas to the ring hole space through the inlet baffle. An exhaust channel is formed within the inlet ring wall in a second end of the inlet ring wall. An exhaust outlet hole arranged in the second end of the inlet ring wall exhausts the gas out of the ring hole space via the exhaust channel. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140251389 | CLEANING MECHANISM FOR A COMPUTER USING COOLING FAN AIRFLOW OUTPUT - A cleaning mechanism includes: an airflow control chamber for receiving exhaust air from a cooling fan; a cleaning outlet for outputting the exhaust air to be used for cleaning; a flexible pipe having one end in communication with the cleaning outlet and one free end directable by a user for cleaning; and an activation component for activating a cleaning operation in which the exhaust air is directed through the flexible pipe. The activation component may include a switching mechanism for switching the direction of airflow in the airflow control chamber between the cleaning outlet and an exit out of the computer. The cleaning mechanism may include an airflow accelerator for increasing the airflow to the cleaning outlet. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140332038 | CLEANING VALVE WITH DAMPENING MECHANISM - Pulse valves and methods of using pulse valves are provided. The pulse valves include a dampening mechanism to decrease mechanical stresses, decrease operating noise, decrease compressed air waste and increase operational life expectancy. Such dampening mechanism is arranged within an internal area of the pulse valve housing. Additionally, fluid within the internal area of the pulse valve provides cushioning effects during operation of the pulse valve. | 11-13-2014 |
| 20140332039 | QUIET PULSE VALVE - A relatively quiet pulse valve and a method of using the pulse valve are provided. The pulse valve includes a dampening mechanism to decrease mechanical stresses, decrease operating noise, decrease compressed air waste and increase operational life expectancy of the valve. Such dampening mechanism is arranged within an internal area of the pulse valve housing. | 11-13-2014 |
| 20140360537 | GAS WIPING METHOD AND GAS WIPING APPARATUS - A gas wiping apparatus includes a pair of wiping nozzles which are disposed so as to face each other and interpose a coated steel sheet therebetween in a thickness direction of the coated steel sheet, and each of which ejects a wiping gas along a width direction of the coated steel sheet; a gas shield plate that is disposed at a position which separates toward an outside from each end portion of the coated steel sheet so that the gas shield plate is interposed between the pair of wiping nozzles; and a side nozzle that ejects a gas to form a gas flow along each surface of the gas shield plate in a direction reverse to a direction in which the coated steel sheet is pulled upward. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20150047680 | Method for Dry-Cleaning Metal Film in Film-Formation Apparatus - Disclosed is a dry-cleaning method for removing a metal film adhered to a film-formation apparatus by using β-diketone, the dry-cleaning method being characterized by that a gas containing β-diketone and NOx (representing at least one of NO and N | 02-19-2015 |
| 20150114435 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CLEARING DEBRIS - Apparatus for drifting away loose items from an area, has a container with an outlet port and is rotatably supported on a base member. A top member is fixedly connected to the base member above the container. The top member has a fan that is adapted to draw air from the exterior through an inlet port and discharge the air into the interior of the container to exit from the outlet port. A motor is secured to the top member, the motor being adapted to engage with and rotate the container relative to the base member and the top member, such that the air exiting from the outlet port is driven in a circular direction. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20160107201 | CLEAiR, CLEAiR 2.0 - Immediate clearing of the field of view for a visual or photographic device is often essential and somewhat complicated. This loss of time and vision can have consequences on image capture quality, workman's performance, and workman's safety. The CLEAiR remedies this by pressurized air and fluid discharge over the device's area of view during live action viewing and recording. The CLEAiR 2.0 further remedies these problems by fine tune adjustment of the location and angle of incidence of the discharged air/fluid over the device's area of view. With these inventions attached to a visual/photographic device, continuous work or filming is possible without loss of time, loss of image quality, or loss of user safety. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160114362 | MACHINE FOR SPRAYING A SECTION OF PIPELINE - A machine and a process for spraying a section of pipeline with air and water, the machine having an enclosure configured to surround a section of pipeline; a frame rotatable about a section of pipeline in the enclosure; rotating means operable to rotate the frame; a water delivery arrangement mounted on the frame and rotatable therewith to spray water around a section of pipeline in the enclosure; and an air delivery arrangement mounted on the frame and rotatable therewith to spray air around a section of pipeline in the enclosure. The machine may be used quenching or jet washing a section of pipeline. Optionally, the machine may comprise a heater arrangement mounted on the frame and rotatable therewith to help dry a section of pipeline after it has been jet washed. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160137172 | Method of Cleaning Underside of Wheeled Outdoor Equipment - A method of cleaning an underside of wheeled outdoor equipment includes attaching a blower extension pipe assembly to a power blower and positioning the extension pipe across the ground and under the equipment to be cleaned. The blower extension pipe includes an elbow end fitting with a blow-off opening that is directed to the underside of the equipment. The blower is operated to direct air through the blower extension pipe and against the underlying surface of the equipment to remove debris therefrom. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160199885 | HONEYCOMB REMOVAL | 07-14-2016 |
| 20160375876 | HIGH PRESSURE AIR NOZZLE CAMERA LENS CLEANING SYSTEM - A method, system, and apparatus comprises a housing formed to house at least one imaging device; a deflection air nozzle connected to the housing sun shield; a compressed air source; and an air nozzle activation control, wherein the air nozzle activation control regulates flow of compressed air to the deflection air nozzle in order to clear obstructions from a view of the at least one imaging device. The deflection air nozzle is mounted on a sun shield assembly associated with the housing. | 12-29-2016 |
| 20190148182 | CLEANING APPARATUS AND CLEANING METHOD OF SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS | 05-16-2019 |
| 20220135005 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DIVERTING RAM AIR TO VEHICLE SENSORS - A sensor cooling and cleaning system for a vehicle includes an inlet that is coupled to an air intake of a vehicle body and positioned to receive ram air when the vehicle is in forward motion. The system includes a passive air conditioning device that is configured to remove moisture from the ram air received through the inlet to produce conditioned air. The system also includes an outlet that is positioned adjacent to and upstream of sensor to direct the conditioned air from the passive air conditioning device toward a stagnation point that is located upstream of the sensor, during the forward motion of the vehicle. | 05-05-2022 |
